The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-21


health Of that young daredevil, Harry
Crawford. Tut-don't blush, mani
you deserve it"
Crawford was still standing.
"Come, sir--sit DOWN.
Captain Willis, you seem to forget
my position here. l can't say regret
the imposition practiced to leave Ha-
vana on your vessel; that was to save
my life, and any one would have done
! it under like circumstances. But | felt
bound 10 disclose it as soon as it was
safe for me TO do so, and also to tell
you that you can rely on me to stand
by you on this voyage, just the same
as you can rely on the mate and Dick
Pulvis. Now that l have told you
this, l am simply common sailor
and poor enough one, too-on your
bark. I've been a soldier, though, l
carried a sword under General Lopez;
but know what authority and obodi-
encc are. My place is forward, sir"
"Your place is here in this cabin,
just now, and till the end of the voy-
age. A fiddlestick on your scruples,
sir! You saw me teach that rabble on
deck this morning who was Captain;
and by -, sir, I'd have you to know
it, toor'
Crawford smiled Mt the Captains
good-naturcd rudeness, about half of
which he saw was assumed, and no
longer hesitated to sit down.
"And hadn't it occurred to YOU"
continued the Captain, as ho placed
the bottle and glasses on the table,
"that some of those rascals would be
likely to stick knife into you, or
throw you overboardP You couldn't
make them believe very long that you
was ever of their kind"
beg your pardon, sir-but there's
where you're mistaken. I'm a pretty
good actor, as YOU must have noticed
by this time. Let me go back among
the crcw,and in twenty-four hours you
shall know just what they want to do,
and when they propose to do it,"
mo, the risk is too great. Your
heart is in the right place, young fellow,
and you're such Il man as don't meet
once in five years. You've done quite
enough for the present; the chances
yesterday were about one in million
that you'd be Alive to-day. and / pro-
pose to have you take care of yourself
now. Here's your glass; drink hearty,
now, the toast gave you"
provided you'll add to it the safety
E 1 4 I
master"
Gas you say"
The friendship of the two being thus
pledged. the Captain said:
"Wait a few minutes till | look at
| the deck and alter the course, and then
you shall tell me all you choose to about
| yourself"
1--WE nothing to conceal; you shall
hear the whole, sir"
After the Captain had gone, Henry
Crawford sat quietly for II few mo-
ments engaged in deep thought. His
whole life had been evcntful, remarka-
bly, so; and the experience of the last
month, the last week, the last two
days, were such rs bcfall very few men.
He rapidly reviewed them, and then
turned to his present situation. He
was young, hope was naturally buoy
ant in his breast, and gentler thoughts
soon possessed him. We should like
to think him truthful person, but
when he told Captain Willis that he
had nothing to conceal, he certainly
| toll ~ hnl
inside pocket of his vest--thc left side
OF courSc-hc took small picture-case
and opened it. In it was daguerreo-
| type, such rs was produced in those
days; the picture of Il very sweet and
very lovely young woman, with dark
brown hair and deep blue eyes, checks
of beautiful pink and white, and
smile which made the heart of the dar-
ing young patriot beat faster as he re-
membered it. just then he heard the
Captains feet descending the stairs; he
| pressed his lips to the pictured face
and replaced it next his heart, where it
had lain in all his perils.
The table was quite near the half
opened door of the cuddy, and Craw-
ford's chair was still nearer. In his
eagerneSs to hear and see ell that oc-
cured, the concealed listener had left
the shelter of the curtain and now stood
behind this door. Peering around it,
his eyes were not five feet from Craw-
ford's hand as he leaned his chair back
and held up the picture to gaze uponit
The cold, sinister eyes of the spy also